Serious 4x4 Roll Over & Recovery (Inc Slow Mo Replay) @ Widow Maker Coffs Harbour

Please take care out on the trails guys. Things can turn bad very quickly. We were very lucky no one was hurt in this roll over and everyone made it home safely although the Nissan Patrol didn't but plastic and metal are easily replaced.

Use the time stamps below to navigate the video and be sure to drop us a comment with how you would have handled this climb.

As you all know videos never do the terrain justice and Widow Maker in Coffs Harbour is a prime example. It is very steep and wide so when things go wrong they go seriously wrong. A high consequence hill that's for sure and the Nissan Patrol was fortunate not to keep rolling and stop where it did.

The right side of Widow Maker is very difficult with a large step in the middle of the climb. When climbing this step the front of the 4wd will get very light and things can go wrong very quickly. The left side of Widow Maker is also difficult however the step is a lot smaller yet things can go wrong very quickly too and it has also claimed several 4x4 vehicles.

As you can imagine after this 4x4 fail roll over emotions and adrenaline were very high and that makes it hard to think clearly. After making sure the driver was not injured we checked for fuel leaks, there was none. So as much as we wanted to immediately plan, act and recover the GU Patrol we took a 20min break before even trying to make a recovery plan and let the shock somewhat settle. The recovery took place and as tricky and complicated as it was it went smoothly. 3 winches were used. The 1st winch was an anchor at the front of the vehicle so it wouldn't run away down the hill. The second winch was also an anchor to the side making sure it wouldn't roll over again once it was upright as it was still in a bad position with a big lean. The third winch was used to pull the Patrol into a better position and drag it down the hill.

Time Stamps
00:07 Nissan Patrol GU Y61 First Attempt (fail)
01:24 Nissan Patrol GU Y61 Second Attempt (fail)
02:09 Nissan Patrol GU Y61 Third Attempt (Roll Over)
02:30 Roll Over Replay (Second Angle)
03:03 Recovery (3 Winch)
07:30 Roll Over Slow Motion Replay (1st Angle)
08:28 Roll Over Slow Motion Replay (2nd Angle)

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